Invalidity · first instance · 2023-08-04
000120390
Contested design: 008932487-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested Community design No. 008932487-0003 is declared invalid, and the holder must pay costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. 2. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 008932487-0003 wird für nichtig erklärt. 3. Die Inhaberin trägt die Kosten, die auf 750 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Twin Busch GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Amperestr. 1, 64625 Bensheim, Deutschland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Unicarat GmbH
Germany (DE)
Gartenkampsweg 7, 40822 Mettmann, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
electrical connector shown in a Sino Star YouTube video excerpt
YouTube (Sino Star) · disclosed 2021-09-26
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on earlier disclosed designs, especially D1.
- ›The holder disputed proof of disclosure and argued that the contested design was new and had individual character.
- ›The Division found D1 had been sufficiently disclosed before the filing date through the YouTube extract corroborated by the invoice and affidavit.
- ›Comparing the designs, the Division held that the differences were minor and the contested design produced no different overall impression from D1.
- ›The application was upheld in full and the contested design was declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberWolfgang SCHRAMEK
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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